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34 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 8, 1991 (0 me to Church n t PORT PERRY VAL ®Y PRINCE ALBERT K UNITED CHURCH SPN = La Ministers C: A Rev. D. Robert J. LePage, BA. SA M. Div. oe Michelle Hofman BA, MRE. PORT PERRY SUNDAY, OCT. 13 IC ee) THANKSGIVING wy. 7A at Island Re FAMILY SUNDAY East of Port Parry 10:00 a.m. Port Perry vid asl Pasto Morning Worship Da Daniels, r 11:30 a.m. Prince Albert Sunday Shri Morning Worship ns a.m. o ol hoa! Nursery Care Always Available Worsh rship Sor os SCUGOG ISLAND 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. MANCHESTER 5 Sou) Progam 45 p.m. DASIOMALGUARGE 1S ir Scugog Island 9:45 a.m. Family Night Program Sapa School anam, A srayer y y Jr. Youth Program BLACKSTOCK-NESTLETON AWANA Boys & Gils Clubs or ages 3 - USTTEE CHURCHES BIBLE CONFERENCE Blackstock: 10:00 a.m. " OCT : nisi n North Nestleton: 11:15 a.m. "Christian Ethics Church School and Fri. 7pm. Divorce and During : marriage Nursery Worship Sat. 7 p.m. Buljianeda EMMANUEL Sun. 9:45 p.m. Christian PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Decide Mn ord Regional Road 8 at Simcoe Sun. 11 A onl w ng Port Perry, Ontario ony) 1 servi Rev. David Beesley, Pastor Nursery Provided at a He ¥1R3 Jon Osmond, Asst. Pastor Wheelchair access 985-4441 SUNDAY, OCT. 13 HOPE CHURCH 9:45 am. Christian Education A Christian Reformed Fellowship 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 166 Simcoe Street South Message: "He is Able...To Prince Albert, Ontario Strengthen Us" (Hebrews 2:8) 985-9679 6:30 p.m. Praise Service Song Service: 9:60 a.m. Message: Dale Peck Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care and Children's Coffee and Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Church Provided in Both Services Worship Service 7:00 p.m. Tues. 9:30-11:30 am. Nursery & Story Hour Provided Ladies Reflections Study & Craft All Are Weloome! Wed. 6:30-8 p.m. Adult Bible Study & Prayer, Youth Discipleship Training EMMANUEL FULL GOSPEL (Nursery & Children's Programs FELLOWSHIP Provided) Durham Rd. 23 and 7th Conc. Fri. 7:30-9:00 p.m. Rev. Timothy Godfey, Pastor "Friday Night Live" Church: 852-7054 nba mn "A Church Reachi tin Love" ' . ng 9:45 a.m. Family Bible School NESTLETON 11:00 a.m. Worship Services PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6:00 p.m. Praise Meeting Rev. Wm. Fairley - Minister Tues. 9:30 a.m. Ladies Fellowship 11am. Wed. 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Sat. 7 p.m. Youth Group Church For All A Community or ? : ST.JOHN'S Rev. Jack Griffen, B.A. M. Div. 10:00 a.m. Rev. Stuart McEntyre BA. BD. "Thanksgiving" SUNDAY, OCT. 13 "God Gives" 9:45 am, Morning Service Welcome to a Community Church Interim Minister for Everyone Rev. Dr. Shirley Gale Toephone BAHAT FAITH Siouffville 416 640.5275 For information about Baha'i Church School & Niescry meetings and activities please During Worship write P.O. Box 1163, Port Perry, Ontario, LIL 1A9 or GRATEFULNESS, OUR GREATES GIFT Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated. Sometimes we might prefer that the obvious were not stated. For example, surely it is obv- fous that we have much to be thankful for here in Canada: universal health care and education, no famine, no war, roads, electrici- ty, the chance to elect those who govern us and the opportunity to criticize them, not to mention the beauty of the land. Yet how we love to grumble and complain! A foreign observer recently pointed out that we in Canada are the envy of the world. He was mystified as to why we are so discontented. Maybe it has to do with the loss of some shared sense of purpose and meaning in our life together. for example, we all know how a common enemy or need can pull a group of people together. When common goals are no longer compelling, then all that remains for us is individual and group self-interest. Today there seems to be no way to force our- selves back into an earlier mold, no way to go back to the "good" old days before everything was questioned so much. From a Christian perspective there is another dimension to this state of affairs. It is a matter of our country's spirituality. For, whether it is a symptom of a cause, we seem to be losing the spiritual virtue of grateful- ness. When gratefulness goes, so does gener- osity, and when generosity goes, so does trust. Without gratefulness we lose the patience and forbearance that we all inevi- tably demand of each other. Certainly life in Canada is not perfect. There are problems and challenges today as never before. But the fact remains that the loss of that sense of gra- BY REV. CHARLES BULL Anglican Parishes of Port Perry and Cartwright tefulness undermines everything that is good in our society. Gratefulness is a gift of God, and mys- teriously does not always depend on our experience. For example, we can all think of people who have very little and yet who manage to be thankful and reasonably happy. and of others who have ev: and are erfectly miserable. One might think that a person is thankful because of being happy, but in fact it is the other way around. The happy person is that way because of dis- cov that most precious gift of gratefulness. Gratefulness is a particularly Christian virtue, for Christians believe in a God of Grace: both our creation and our redemption are purely gratuitous and unearned. In many traditions the principal form of worship is the celebration of Eucharist which means "thanksgiving." Part of Godly living is cultivating that gift of gratefulness, not just on Thanksgiving Sunday but at all times. Sure, it is not always easy to feel thankful. Sometimes it is impossi- ble. But like any virtue, gratefulness needs to be nurtured in us; and some days we will be better at it than on others. Like any virtue it comes to us as divine gift. So when we see the fruits of the harvest all around us, let us give thanks not just for the food we have but for all we have as Canadians. Our attitude is the best gift we can give our country. * ® = Life Guide is sponsored by the Scugog Ministerial Association. Views expressed are those of the author. For information call: 985-3630 Kidney Foundation Campaign The Durham Unit of the Kid- ney Foundation of Canada is nearing crunch time with its 1991 Peanut Campaign -- a fundraiser aimed at improving - the quality of life for local kid- ney patients. Thanks to the dedicated ef- forts and support from the peo- ple of Durham Region, the cam- paign has reached new heights, already raising more than $37,000 to help the Kidney Foundation with its Fight For Life. This unique campaign runs until Oct. 31, and now is a per- fect time to purchase peanuts or sell these tasty treats on the Kidney Foundation's behalf to family, friends and co-workers. Bags of delicious, nutritious and economical peanuts sell for only $3 and contain 17 packets ideal for Hallowe'en and. lunch- box snacks. There are 25 bags in a case. Cases sell for $75. The public can purchase pea- nuts on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Oshawa General Hospital dialysis unit or at Knob Hill Farms in Oshawa on Saturday, Oct. 19, where the Independent Order of Oddfellows will be vol- unteering their time and ef- forts. "The support and generosity {8 from the people of Durham Re- gion has been truly inspiration- %t a RE Call 985-4582 a GlACAN CHURCH e Rev'd Charles E. Bull GREENBANK Incumbent PASTORAL CHARGE St. John's UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Church St. Blackstock Rev. David Shepherd, Minister SUNDAY, OCT. 13 SUNDAY 00 13 HARVEST/THANKSGIVING Seagrave: 9.30 am. 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion Orpeiviie 111050, Church School & Nursery Pinedale: pm. Chueh of the Ascension -- orth St., Port Pe b NESTLETON ft WEDNESDAY, OCT RESBYT ERIAT N CHURC 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion Rev. Wm. Fairley - Minister SUNDAY, OCT. 13 11am. HARVEST/THANKSGIVING All Welcome 1" Sam. i Eucharist :15 a.m. Holy Communi MYEILEUNIIED CHURCH Church School & Nursery Bags Ministes TUESDAY, OCT. 15 No Service al and has taken the Peanut Campaign to a new level," says Margaret Crees, Durham Unit chairman. "With still four weeks to go in the campaign, I urge the public to continue making a difference in the lives of local kidney patients." For more information or to buy or sell peanuts, please call Margaret Crees at 985-4584. Harvest Home Service The Scugog Shores Museum Church held their annual Harvest Home Service Sunday night and those attending were greeted by these cheerful people. From left, Bonnie Gerrow, Helen Redman, Jack Kane, Pat McGhee and Yvonne Christie. The Harvest Home Service Is held every fall In the century old church on the museum property.